Theda Bara and Norma Talmadge

Theda Bara and Norma Talmadge

Chicago Tribune historical photo

Movie stars Theda Bara, left and Norma Talmadge in Chicago, March 20, 1926. Bara, nicknamed 'The Vamp' was a successful silent film actress and an early sex symbol. Talmage was also a very successful silent film actress, whose voice, it's been said, "didn't lend itself to sound."

Movie stars Theda Bara, left and Norma Talmadge in Chicago, March 20, 1926. Bara, nicknamed 'The Vamp' was a successful silent film actress and an early sex symbol. Talmage was also a very successful silent film actress, whose voice, it's been said, "didn't lend itself to sound." (Chicago Tribune historical photo)

Movie stars Theda Bara, left and Norma Talmadge in Chicago, March 20, 1926. Bara, nicknamed 'The Vamp' was a successful silent film actress and an early sex symbol. Talmage was also a very successful silent film actress, whose voice, it's been said, "didn't lend itself to sound."